attempt-offense

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23-7691 Robert A. Espinoza v. United States Seventh Circuit 2024-06-12 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924c 924c-offense attempt-offense attempt-offenses crime-of-violence criminal-law predicate-crimes statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent taylor-decision taylor-v-united-states Illinois' Attempt offenses have two elements: an intent to commit a specific offense and a substantial step towards commission of the offense. Neither…
23-6314 Dana Jahmal Stevenson v. United States Fourth Circuit 2023-12-20 Denied Response WaivedIFP appellate-review attempt attempt-offense controlled-substance controlled-substances criminal-law federal-sentencing-guidelines sentencing sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation 1. Whether the court of appeal s erred in ruling that a prior sentence for a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1) qualified as a "controlled substance …
21-5960 Alexander Davis v. United States Third Circuit 2021-10-13 Denied IFP actus-reus attempt attempt-offense criminal-law criminal-statute entrapment overt-act predisposition substantial-step 1. Whether the requirement of a "substantial step" can be satisfied by conduct occurring after the alleged attempt has ended. 2. Whether a defendant'…
21-5173 Vernon Montrell Webster v. United States Eighth Circuit 2021-07-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP application-note attempt-offense auer-deference circuit-split controlled-substance-offense kisor-v-wilkie sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation 1. Whether this Court should resolve a Circuit Split and decide if a District Court's use of Application note 1 to U. S.S.G. § 4B1.2 is an improper ex…
20-7872 Jeremy Darnell Morton v. United States Sixth Circuit 2021-04-28 Denied Response WaivedIFP 4th-amendment appeal attempt-offense career-offender controlled-substance criminal-procedure guideline-range harmless-error search-and-seizure sentencing I. Did the court of appeals err in using the harmless error rule to resolve the illegal search and seizure of $8,300? II. Was the career offender gui…
20-419 Stephen Robert Deck v. California California 2020-10-01 Denied Response Waived 14th-amendment attempt attempt-offense custodial-arrest due-process jury-instructions jury-unanimity right-to-counsel search-warrant temporal-element unanimity 1. Whether the temporal direct step element of an attempt offense may be changed by jury instructions to occur on the charged "on or about" dates, or …
18-8406 Demone Rule v. United States Seventh Circuit 2019-03-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP armed-career-criminal-act attempt-offense attempted-offense categorical-approach elements-clause illinois-law physical-force sentencing-enhancement substantial-step violent-felony Illinois attempt offense contain only two elements: the intent to commit an offense and a substantial step towards commission of the offense. The subs…
18-5210 Robert A. Espinoza v. United States Seventh Circuit 2018-07-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924(c) attempt-offense crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-statute johnson-v-united-states predicate-offense sentencing sessions-v-dimaya statutory-interpretation Illinois attempt offenses have two elements: an intent to commit an offense and a substantial step towards commission of the offense. The substantial …